Women made up 56% of the MGNREGA workforce in 2022. Our story on the demand for MGNREGA work by women #IWD2023 #WomensDay indiaspend.com/womenwork/mgnr…

In 2019-21, 1 in 5 women in Rajasthan, 20-24 years, said they were married before they had turned 18 years, data show. Jigyasa Mishra reports from the ground in Rajasthan, bringing the stories of these women: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ma…

In a series on traditions harmful to women, some of which are also outlawed but still continue in Rajasthan, we meet women who were married as children & ask them what they faced. Read the #GroundReport here: #TrappedInTradition indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ma…

“Early marriage doesn’t only result in lack of choice for women; it also brings along early pregnancy, health risks, mortality, poor edn, unemployment & gender-based violence,” says Tara Ahluwalia, an activist in Rajasthan. Our report: #TrappedInTradition indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ma…

Aanachhi was 5 when she was married to a 13-year-old. “I was married on a plate. It is a tradition here. Parents make their children sit on a plate, & then they exchange those plates & consider the children married.” Story on #childbrides in Rajasthan: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ma…

In Rajasthan, the custom of Aata Saata mandates people to get their daughters married to boys from the family where their son’s or nephew’s bride comes from. In the second part of #TrappedInTradition, Jigyasa Mishra brings you the stories of these women: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/at…

In a series on #traditions harmful to women, some of which are also outlawed but still continue in #Rajasthan, we meet women who were married as a part of #AttaSatta. Learn what this is, in our #GroundReport here: #TrappedInTradition indiaspend.com/gendercheck/at…

Fewer females than males in the population makes it difficult to find brides. In Rajasthan, a custom called #AttaSatta mandates people get their daughters married to boys from the family of their son’s or nephew’s bride, to ensure finding a bride: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/at…

In Rajasthan, the custom of Aata Saata mandates people to get their daughters married to boys from the family where their son’s or nephew’s bride comes from. In the 2nd part of #TrappedInTradition, Jigyasa Mishra brings you the stories of these women: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/at…

In a series on traditions harmful to women, some of which are also outlawed but still continue in #Rajasthan, we meet women who were married as a part of #AttaSatta. Learn what this is, in our #GroundReport here: #TrappedInTradition indiaspend.com/gendercheck/at…

Fewer females than males in the population makes it difficult to find brides. In #Rajasthan, a custom called #AttaSatta mandates people get their daughters married to boys from the family of their son’s or nephew’s bride, to ensure finding a bride: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/at…

My mother underwent a sex determination test when she was pregnant, & was assured a boy, says Kachri, whose name means waste, indicating an unwanted child. In the 3rd part of #TrappedInTradition, Jigyasa Mishra on sex-selection in Rajasthan: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/th…

In a series on #traditions harmful to women, some of which are also outlawed but still continue in #Rajasthan, we meet women who are entangled in the web of sex determination tests and #femalefoeticides. Learn more in our #GroundReport: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/th…

Bojha, Aanachhi, Kachri, Nirasha, are names given to girls born as 2nd or 3rd child in Rajasthan. Bojha means burden, Aanachhi means bad, kachri means garbage * Nirasha means gloom. Our story on female foeticide & sex-determination tests in #Rajasthan: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/th…

A study estimates that in India, as a result of sex-selctive abortions, there will be 6.8 mn fewer female births btwn 2017 & 2030 than there would have been otherwise. 3rd of our series #TrappedInTradition, brings you the #groundreport from Rajasthan: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/th…

India has closed 64.3% of the #GenderGap, and ranked 127th of 146 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index, up eight ranks since last year, according to the 2023 report from World Economic Forum released on June 20. Follow this thread for insights: #GenderEquality #womensrights

#ASHA workers have been integral to the public health system in India. They help women during pregnancy. Yet, this crucial workforce is barely utilised to help women have better access to #abortion. Menaka reports on how they can help women seek abortion. indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

When M in Chhattisgarh’s Damtari wanted an abortion, she could not tell her ‘abusive’ husband or in-laws. She told the Mitanin didi (health worker) who took her to a govt hospital. With her help, M got an abortion & underwent sterilisation. Menaka reports indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

#ASHA workers are known as “jaankaar mahila” in Rajasthan. If trained, they can play an active role in helping women with an unwanted pregnancy and figuring gestational age of pregnancy, said Sharad Iyengar, public health researcher on reproductive health indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

#Mitanin workers or health workers in Chhattisgarh find it tough to talk to girls about sex and #abortion. Mitanins worry that talking about these subjects would be construed as encouraging children to be sexually active indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…